The Eiffel Tower was originally built as the victory gate for world's fair in 1889.It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company design and built the tower. the architect and the engineer leading French. it was initially criticized by some of France's leading artists and intellectuals for its design, but it has become a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognisable structures in the world.The Eiffel Tower is the most-visited paid monument in the world; 6.91 million people ascended it in 2015.